Art in Action

Where to start? What a wonderful event! So many artists taking part, and the whole thing is run by volunteers and so well organised. I went to the website just now and found that despite being there all day, we'd missed out on the Market, which has yet more makers and works to buy. Ah well, "next year". I did bring home a necklace made in Mali and one of Mary Lowry's gorgeous woven-shibori scarves, and about 150 photos, many of them of the patterns made by the tents and many more of the toolkits of the artists.

One high point was the chance to make a drypoint print on perspex, with Barbara Jackson. (I shall be doing more of this!) Tony took photos of the action -

Tony's favourite thing was this hand-built wooden sailing boat - beautiful -

Another high point was Julia Polonski's charcoal and graphite work in the Drawing tent -

Note the very few tools she needed to bring, in contrast to the many brushes and colours in use in the Painting tent -

More later...